On 15 June 2022, the VCDNP and CNS held a high level diplomatic workshop ahead of the Tenth NPT Review Conference with a particular focus on the non-proliferation and peaceful uses pillars.
VCDNP Non Resident Senior Fellow John Carlson’s new paper highlights the origins of the terms “diversion” and “non compliance” in the safeguards context and the importance of a clear understanding of these terms.
On 20 May 2022, the VCDNP held a webinar focused on the upcoming 21 to 23 June 2022 First Meeting of States Parties to the TPNW, including expectations and projected outcomes.
As part of the Arms Control Negotiation Academy (ACONA), a 12-month high-level professional development program through the Negotiation Task Force (NTF) of Harvard University’s Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, VCDNP Visiting Fellow Marianne Nari Fisher published the report "Reassessing Europe’s Nuclear Order: Perspectives for a Nuclear Weapons Free Zone" as a co-author.
VCDNP’s Ingrid Kirsten and Mara Zarka argue for the need to invest in peaceful uses of nuclear science, technology and applications to strike a better balance among the NPT’s three pillars and to promote global human security.
On 11 January 2022, the VCDNP hosted a virtual launch of Dr. Tarja Cronberg’s new book on a sociological approach to the nuclear order defined by nuclear technology and nuclear weapons.
Nuclear-weapon States and non-nuclear-weapon States should begin inclusive deliberations about nuclear deterrence and nuclear disarmament, focusing on the principal drivers of the Humanitarian Initiative.
On 15 December 2021, the VCDNP launched its Task Force Report and Recommendations on expanding the peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology to address pressing global challenges.
On 9 December 2021 the VCDNP hosted a virtual launch of Dr. Togzhan Kassenova’s new book, detailing Kazakhstan’s decision to disarm through the lens of the activists and citizens who drove the movement.
The VCDNP established a Task Force in late 2020 to examine and provide recommendations for approaches that could lead to increased access to nuclear science and technologies for peaceful uses.
A brief overview of the nuclear non-proliferation and safeguards aspects of the proposal for Australia to build and operate nuclear-powered submarines, authored by VCDNP Non-Resident Senior Fellow John Carlson.
VCDNP Senior Research Associate Ingrid Kirsten has authored a new article on the nexus between peaceful uses and nuclear security, and the role of the IAEA in this regard.
On 21 June 2021, the VCDNP hosted a virtual book launch of The Treaty Prohibiting Nuclear Weapons: How It Was Achieved and Why It Matters, written by Ambassador Alexander Kmentt, Director of the Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Department at the Austrian Ministry for European and International Affairs.
On 31 May 2021, the VCDNP held a webinar on the risk of use of nuclear weapons and risk reduction measures in the context of the upcoming Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
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